Body color: Uniform red w/ 4 or 5 clear, conspicouous white blotches; occasionally dusky on back.
Peritoneum color: gray Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:5-6, P1:16-18, GR:28-33, LLp:33-40, LLs:?-?, V:26
Occurence: Northern California - Baja California
Depth: 293 meters Size: 30 cm Species code: 30620
Similar species: Rosethorn RF, Greenspotted RF, and Greenblotched RF - body orange-yellow w/ green mottling or spots. Rosy RF - body purple-red; caudal peduncle depth greater than orbit width (caudal peduncle depth less than orbit width in Pinkrose RF). Pink RF - body w/ green streaks; upper gillrakers rudimentary (not rudimentary in Pinkrose RF); lower edge of operculum w/ 1-2 spines (lower edge smooth in Pinkrose RF). Swordspine RF - prominent symphyseal knob on projecting lower jaw (symphyseal knob absent, jaws about equal in Pinkrose RF); anal spine 2 reaches tips of anal rays (does not reach tips in Pinkrose RF) Freckled RF - prominent knobs on upper jaw (absent in Pinkrose RF); dense freckling on back (uniform red in Pinkrose RF); gillrakers 34-39 (28-33 in Pinkrose RF); dorsal rays typically 12 (typically 13 in Pinkrose RF).